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Old 04-04-2022, 02:14 PM   #1
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Default Weird car (S-Class) spotted at night - any clues??

The other night I was driving and saw a current shape S-Class with all these decals/stickers over the body and what looked like a camera attached to the roof (similar to those Google maps vehicles). Any ideas of what this could be? Surely not a Google car - they wouldn't be using S-Classes would they?
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Old 04-04-2022, 02:30 PM   #2
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The other night I was driving and saw a current shape S-Class with all these decals/stickers over the body and what looked like a camera attached to the roof (similar to those Google maps vehicles). Any ideas of what this could be? Surely not a Google car - they wouldn't be using S-Classes would they?
Was it LHD? I saw the same thing in Melbourne not too long ago, Mercedes S class, with camera on top of it, LHD evaluation vehicle stickers on it.
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Interesting. Couldn't tell as it was too dark. This was after midnight I believe. Funny thing is, I saw it once, then about 10 minutes later (at a different spot) spotted it again!
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big brother has you in his focus, dont do a THING wrong, or you will be dead/ disappear without a trace.
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Funny things happen after midnight
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Ok... I saw the same thing driving down the M5 Sydney bound just outside Menangle area only a few days ago.

It was park on the side of the road.

Was going to ask the same question and here you are asking it for me.

Yes, (older??) model large Merc, was white I think? Had a tall round cylinder standing up from the centre of the roof around 3 foot tall and 4 inches in diameter.

Looked like a blue light near the top? Was totally smooth.
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big brother has you in his focus, dont do a THING wrong, or you will be dead/ disappear without a trace.
If i suddenly disappear from AFF there is only one explanation, the LHD S Class Mercedes with the camera thing got me

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Ok... I saw the same thing driving down the M5 Sydney bound just outside Menangle area only a few days ago.

It was park on the side of the road.

Was going to ask the same question and here you are asking it for me.

Yes, (older??) model large Merc, was white I think? Had a tall round cylinder standing up from the centre of the roof around 3 foot tall and 4 inches in diameter.

Looked like a blue light near the top? Was totally smooth.
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or our 'brothers???' from an overpopulated country north of Australia that our govmint is having diplomatic problems with.
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I’ve seen the same car, in NZ, all over the country when truck driving.
Actually the last time I saw it, it was on the back of a tow truck.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellington/...is_merc_up_to/
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I’ve seen the same car, in NZ, all over the country when truck driving.
Actually the last time I saw it, it was on the back of a tow truck.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellington/...is_merc_up_to/
Thats the one!
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Franco, now your retired, go for a cruise, sooner or later you will find this Merc, get in front of it and do a 'moonie'
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Turns out its real, used to collect data for the future self driving network..
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Saw that same Merc parked on the side of the Hume near Benalla recently.
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